Claim · #6495060
Phymastichus coffea · biocontrol · Hypothenemus hampei
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Phymastichus coffea, a successfully established biocontrol against coffee berry borer”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 213
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Phymastichus coffea was imported and released in Colombia in 1996–2000 against coffee berry borer with documented establishment.”
- entomologist · plausible
“P. coffea is a recognized adult endoparasitoid of Hypothenemus hampei, with confirmed Colombian establishment from CENICAFE-led releases.”
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